Toss out those tropes
Do you ever get that feeling of déjà vu when reading a book? You’re positive that you’ve never read it before but it just...
What’s the difference?
Fiction and non-fiction. Books and audiobooks. Romance and thrillers. These are all concepts that most people are familiar with. The world of books and...
Pride of place on the shelf
I am a huge believer in that representation matters and I have made it a goal of mine to expand our collection of books...
Libraries throughout the ages
Everyone, even people who don’t use public libraries, have an understanding of what a public library is. They may not know the minutiae but...
Wait – this movie was a book?
It’s fairly common when you see a movie to notice the tagline – Based on the bestselling novel! But there are a lot of...
The gripe of a grammar geek
Over the years, I’ve written a couple of columns on the subject of grammar and the common mistakes made when it comes to writing....
The romance of reading
February is the month of love. Not just for libraries – though it is Library Lovers’ Month – but it’s also that time of...
Vital questions
It’s well known that libraries have evolved over the years; we’re not ‘just books’ now, but social and community hubs, with a wide range...
Tis the season to be reading
I’m pretty sure that the last time I blinked it was only January but here we are, another year almost at an end, and...
National Novel Writing Month
November is one of those months where not much happens. There’s no school holidays, Christmas panic has yet to kick in, and even the...
Tech Taster Pilot
For any parent who has recently looked into the WA school curriculum, you may have noticed something a little different to what we studied...
Battle of the Books – audio vs text
We’ve spoken before about ‘real’ books vs eBooks but there’s another highly volatile topic out there that sets reader against reader – is listening...
